# Glib2 0.90.2 gem **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glib2-0-90-2-gem/195745 "2010-09-29T12:50:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glib2-0-90-2-gem/195745/1 "2010-09-29T12:50:03Z")
Hi, When installing the glib2 0.90.2 gem on our staging server with bundler, we get an error preventing installation. Bundler is running as a regular user (not root) so it appears to be a permissions issue. The target system is 64bit Linux. Here’s the error: \*\* [out :: staging] make install \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 0755 glib2.so /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbglib.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbgutil.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbgobject.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbgcompat.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 glib-enum-types.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib \*\* [out :: staging] mkdir -p /usr/lib/pkgconfig \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ruby-glib2.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install: cannot remove `/usr/lib/pkgconfig/ruby-glib2.pc’: Permission denied \*\* [out :: staging] make: \*\*\* [install] Error 1 cheers – James H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:49:11 +1000 ---
**Author:** ![sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glib2-0-90-2-gem/195745/2 "2010-09-29T14:24:18Z")
yes, you either need to run bundler as root, or compile manually (with a –prefix) ---
**Author:** ![sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glib2-0-90-2-gem/195745/3 "2010-09-30T02:18:04Z")
niklas | brueckenschlaeger wrote: > yes, you either need to run bundler as root, or compile manually (with a > –prefix) Is it normal for gems to install files to system paths? I was under the impression that as a general rule, gems keep all their files in one place. Installing gems as root makes me nervous - it would be trivial for a malicious person to release a nasty gem that harms my system. Is it possible for the glib2 gem to be modified to not require root? cheers – James H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:16:53 +1000 ---
**Author:** ![sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glib2-0-90-2-gem/195745/4 "2010-10-03T15:12:08Z")
Hi, In [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “[ruby-gnome2-devel-en] glib2 0.90.2 gem” on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:49:44 +1000, James H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbglib.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbgutil.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbgobject.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbgcompat.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 glib-enum-types.h /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib > \*\* [out :: staging] mkdir -p /usr/lib/pkgconfig > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ruby-glib2.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install: cannot remove `/usr/lib/pkgconfig/ruby-glib2.pc’: Permission denied > \*\* [out :: staging] make: \*\*\* [install] Error 1 We want to fix this but there are no idea to solve it. Please give us more time or good idea. ## Thanks, kou ---
**Author:** ![sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glib2-0-90-2-gem/195745/5 "2010-10-23T09:08:22Z")
Hi, In [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “Re: [ruby-gnome2-devel-en] glib2 0.90.2 gem” on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:11:39 +0900 (JST), Kouhei S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > \*\* [out :: staging] /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./rbglib.h > > /srv/rails/app/shared/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/glib2-0.90.2/lib > > Please give us more time or good idea. > > I fixed this by not installing \*.pc by default. > > pkgconfigdir make variable is needed to install \*.pc like > > “make pkgconfigdir=/usr/lib/pkgconfig install”. ## Thanks, kou ---
**Author:** ![sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glib2-0-90-2-gem/195745/6 "2010-09-30T11:39:18Z")
In general you are right. Rubygems should not require root privileges to be installed. But in this case the gem (or the original ruby-gnome build system) tries to install pkgconfig files in /usr/lib/pkgconfig. These are required for other libraries (e.g. ruby bindings for libraries built upon glib) to link against ruby-glib. But actually, looking at your trace again, it seems as glib2 at the point it fails glib2 has already been installed, so just try to load it. Either way, you should make sure that your gems do not harm your system and don’t do nasty things you do not want, regardless whether you’re installing them as root or not. – niklas